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11 thoughts on “Mmmm storage”
Dare I even ask what that’s part of, looks like a server-type thing to me?! 😛
So how much faster is a SSD on a PCI card over same size drive on Sata controller? Also, what is seek time on those SSD’s and how do they compare to say a ~7200 rpm?
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Dare I even ask what that’s part of, looks like a server-type thing to me?! 😛
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Hey, what sort of NAS box is that?
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Are we looking at 16 TB here?
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As if I needed another reason to be envious. 😀
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Who’s the manufacturer?
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Yep 16 TB! It’s the new QNAP 809, here’s their page about it:
http://www.qnap.com/pro_detail_feature.asp?p_id=111
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You shoulda bought some of these, haha: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227500
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That is pretty darn sweet.
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This is the part that boggles my mind:
For reference, normal SSD’s are 150-250MB/s read and 50-150MB/sec write.
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So how much faster is a SSD on a PCI card over same size drive on Sata controller? Also, what is seek time on those SSD’s and how do they compare to say a ~7200 rpm?
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There is no seek time on a SSD as there’s no mechanical parts.
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